Kokkoris Ioannis

Assistant Professor of Natural Capital, Plant Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Phone
2641074163
Email
ipkokkoris@upatras.gr
Scopus Link
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57193802017
Studies
Undergraduated Studies

Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Ph.D. Thesis

Study on the flora and vegetation of Mt. Panachaiko. Ecological evaluation, management proposals and establishment of a bio-monitoring program using remote sensing methods and geographical information systems. Department of Biology, University of Patras.

Research Interests
  • Plant biodiversity, monitoring and conservation of biodiversity.
  • Identification, assessment, mapping and monitoring of vegetation/ecosystem types/habitat types and their ecosystem services.
  • Biogeography, Forest Botany, Study of plant communities.
  • Vegetation ecology.
  • GIS applications, telemetry and remote sensing methods for the conservation, monitoring and protection of various natural habitats, semi-natural formations and cultural landscapes.
  • Digital Databases - Geodatabases, big data analysis.
  • Socio-economic analyses in relation to biodiversity, protected areas, and natural environment - natural capital.
  • Natural capital accounting.
  • Integrated management of protected areas.
  • Environmental governance and policy.
Selected Publications

Bekri, E.S., Kokkoris, I.P., Skuras, D., Hein, L., Dimopoulos, P. (2024). Ecosystem accounting for water resources at the catchment scale, a case study for the Peloponnisos, Greece. Ecosystem Services, 65, 101586.

Kokkoris, I.P., Skuras, D., Maniatis, Y., & Dimopoulos, P. (2023). Natura 2000 public awareness in EU: A prerequisite for successful conservation policy. Land Use Policy, 125, 106482.

Kougioumoutzis, K., Kokkoris, I.P., Panitsa, M., Strid, A., & Dimopoulos, P. (2021). Extinction risk assessment of the Greek endemic flora. Biology, 10(3), 195.

Kokkoris I.P., Mallinis G, Bekri E., Vlami V., Zogaris S., Chrysafis I., Mitsopoulos I., Dimopoulos P. (2020). National set of MAES indicators in Greece: ecosystem services and management implications. Forests, 11 (595).

Kokkoris, I.P., Bekri, E.S., Skuras, D., Vlami, V., Zogaris, S., Maroulis, G., Dimopoulos, D., Dimopoulos, P. (2019). Integrating MAES implementation into protected area management under climate change: A fine scale application in Greece. Science of the Total Environment, 695, 133530.

Kokkoris, I. P., Drakou, E. G., Maes, J., & Dimopoulos, P. (2018). Ecosystem services supply in protected mountains of Greece: setting the baseline for conservation management. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 14(1), 45-59.

Kokkoris, I.P., Dimopoulos, P., Xystrakis, F., & Tsiripidis, I. (2018). National scale ecosystem condition assessment with emphasis on forest types in Greece. One Ecosystem, 3, e25434.

Vlami, V., Kokkoris, I.P., Zogaris, S., Cartalis, C., Kehayias, G., & Dimopoulos, P. (2017). Cultural landscapes and attributes of “culturalness” in protected areas: An exploratory assessment in Greece. Science of the Total Environment, 595, 229-243.

Trigas, P., Kokkoris, I.P., & Kougioumoutzis, K. (2017). The rediscovery of Silene guicciardii (Caryophyllaceae) on Mt. Parnassos (Greece) after 160 years: taxonomic re-evaluation and conservation. Phytotaxa, 331(2), 281-288.

Kokkoris Ι.P., Dimitrellos G, Kougioumoutzis K, Laliotis I, Georgiadis Th, Tiniakou A (2014). The native flora of Mountain Panachaikon (Peloponnese, Greece): new records and diversity. Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki, 21:9.